Under general supervision of the General Services Director, this position performs communications, marketing and customer service type duties in support of City and departmental projects and activities as they relate to recycling programs.

*This position performs duties deemed to be “safety sensitive" and is therefore subjected to random drug testing under the City’s policies*

Essential Job Functions:

Plans, organizes and implements community and civic educational meetings on the City’s recycling program; directs the daily activities of assigned subordinates.
Hires, trains, directs, schedules, supervises, evaluates, and disciplines subordinate personnel.
Reviews customer requests for service to determine service needs and deploy appropriate resources to provide service.
Evaluates effectiveness of existing outreach programs based data from the recycling processor and/or recycling field inspections.
When requested, helps develop community or corporate recycling plans and goals to minimize waste and conform to resource constraints.
Makes presentations to educate the public on how to recycle and/or on the environmental advantages of recycling.
Prepares grant applications, implements grant-funded projects, monitors, and reports on progress in accordance with sponsoring agency requirements.
Writes news articles and content for web pages, as well as various social media platforms in order to communicate the work and projects associated with the City’s recycling programs.
Develops content for printed citizen newsletter and other communication media specifically related to recycling.
Assists the Communications Division with drafting of press releases related to recycling projects and activities.
Monitors departmental social media accounts and responds to public inquiries related to recycling or recycling programming.
Assists in the development of marketing plans to promote Operations projects and activities.
Researches and develops marketing materials and publications including brochures, flyers, information pamphlets, media announcements, public presentations, and other promotional materials.
Assists the Communications Division in creating content for the City’s municipal information television channel, specifically segments related to recycling.
Documents various recycling projects and activities through video and photography.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in a course of study related to the occupational field, supplemented by one to three years of similar experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Possession or the ability to readily obtain a valid driver’s license issued by the State of Oklahoma for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Physical Requirements:

Tasks involve the ability to exert moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of hearing, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity, walking, and which involves some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (up to 20 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

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